Drive Status
LED Indicators
| After initialization, the drive will be in one of the four states | |
| listed in Table | |
Table | Drive States Indications | |
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Drive State | LED Indicator Displays and Drive Actions | |
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No cartridge is present. | The Tape in Use LED turns OFF. | |
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| The Operate Handle LED turns ON. |
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| The handle is unlatched. |
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| The drive beeps momentarily. |
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A cartridge is present and | The drive loads the cartridge. | |
the handle is down. | When the Tape in Use LED stops blinking and stays | |
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| ON, the tape’s actual density lights. For example, if |
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| the actual tape density is 2.6, then the LED turns ON |
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| next to the 2.6 label. |
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| When the Density Override LED blinks, you can |
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| select a density. The drive is ready for use. |
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A cartridge is present, but | The Tape in Use LED turns OFF. The Operate | |
the handle is up (not | Handle LED flashes. | |
recommended). |
| When you lower the handle, the cartridge loads. |
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The drive detects an error | Then all right or left side LEDs blink repeatedly. | |
condition. |
| You may try to unload the tape (if present) and |
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| reinitialize the drive by pressing the Unload button |
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| or turn power OFF and then ON again. The right or |
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| left side LEDs stop blinking and the drive tries to |
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| reinitialize. The LEDs turn ON steadily again and |
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| then turn OFF if the test succeeds. |
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